-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- English champions Manchester United agreed a deal to sign highly-rated young goalkeeper David de Gea from Atletico Madrid on Wednesday .

The 20-year-old , who helped Spain 's under-21 team to win the European Championship title last weekend , passed a medical at Old Trafford on Monday and will join on a five-year contract .

He follows England winger Ashley Young and under-21 defender Phil Jones in moving to the UEFA Champions League finalists in post-season transfers .

De Gea , who had long been linked with United as a replacement for the retired Edwin van der Sar , is likely to miss the start of the club 's pre-season tour of the U.S. as he has been given an immediate vacation by boss Alex Ferguson .

`` The manager said that I should enjoy the holiday I 've been afforded now , but of course I 'm more excited about getting started in training and meeting my future teammates , '' De Gea told the club 's television channel .

`` Edwin has been the best goalkeeper in the world while here at United . I hope to emulate him and spend a great number of years here . Hopefully I will equal or even surpass the performance and contribution he made to the club . ''

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De Gea is the second new goalkeeper brought in by Ferguson , with Denmark international Anders Lindegaard signing in the January transfer window . Their arrival casts some doubt on the United future of Poland international Tomasz Kuszczak , who was Dutchman van der Sar 's understudy .

`` I am young but I 'm coming here on the back of two full seasons in La Liga in Spain so I think I 've got enough experience to contribute to such a big club , '' De Gea said .

`` When a club the size of Manchester United comes in for you , it obviously makes you very happy . I saw their interest as an extra motivation to work even harder to show off my ability . ''

Spain 's reign continues as under-21s win European crown

De Gea 's international teammate Thiago Alcantara , who scored Spain 's second goal in the final against Switzerland , has signed a new two-year contract with European champions Barcelona .

The 20-year-old is now tied to the Spanish league winners until mid-2015 .

Spanish club Racing Santander have appointed Hector Cuper as coach to replace Marcelino Garcia Toral , who left to join Sevilla last month .

The 55-year-old Argentine has previously coached Valencia , guiding the La Liga club to Champions League finals in 2001 and 2001 , and Italy 's Inter Milan .

United 's Premier League rivals Sunderland have signed England under-21 international striker Connor Wickham from second division club Ipswich for $ 12.8 million in a deal that could potentially be worth $ 19 million .

Wickham , 18 , has agreed a four-year contract after being linked with moves to bigger clubs such as Liverpool , Arsenal and Tottenham .

French champions Lille have signed defender David Rozehnal after the Czech Republic international impressed on loan from German side Hamburg last season .

Nigerian goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama has also joined on a three-year deal from Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv .

Lille had already brought in strikers Dimitri Payet and Ronny Rodelin plus defender Marko Basa since winning a domestic double .

Ivory Coast international center-back Abdoulaye Meite has joined promoted French club Dijon on a three-year contract after leaving English side West Brom .

On a busy day for French clubs , Toulouse signed Turkey international striker Umut Bulut on a three-year deal from Turkish club Trabzonspor , while Sochaux loaned defender Steven Mouyokolo from England 's Wolverhampton .

Italian club Fiorentina announced on Wednesday that Brazilian defender Romulo Caldeira will join once the 24-year-old has passed a medical , while Serbia under-21 defender Matija Nastasic is also expected to sign .

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Spain under-21 goalkeeper David De Gea to sign five-year contract at Manchester United

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English champions agree deal with Atletico Madrid for the 20-year-old

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De Gea is expected to replace United 's retired Dutchman Edwin van der Sar

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His under-21 teammate Thiago Alcantara signs new contract at Barcelona